common but not ordinary

Mullein has two things, in my mind, that make it a great STILL subject: It’s form, and it’s texture. But it has one attribute that makes it not-so-good a STILL subject: It’s size. These mulleins are over seven feet tall. If I stepped back to take in the whole plant, I loose all that beautiful texture. If I come in on the texture, the size and shape looses context. I keep trying though to find a happy medium. This may be the the closest I have gotten yet.

common mullein (Verbascum thapsus)